It started with Viva Hysteria! on Friday. Ter
got the DVD for her birthday and waited a whole week for the viewing—the
Leppards live in Las Vegas, playing their classic album in track order from Women
to Love and Affection. Cool show. Had no idea it had been filmed.
One of the bonus features is the opening set they
played as Ded Flatbirds—“the best Def Leppard cover band in the world”—and in
that set was a song called Undefeated, one of three original tracks
recorded for the live album, Mirrorball, in 2011.
I swear, if ever a song was written for Lucius, Undefeated
is it.
So, next day, Mirrorball goes onto the car
stereo for our sojourn to lunch with my folks. We switch to Yeah! for
the drive home, and somewhere on the road, Ter observes that it’s been a
Leppard long weekend.
It’s supposed to be a Thanksgiving long weekend.
But hey, I’m thankful for the Leps. Without them, and
the King in particular, there would be no Lucius. My legendary hero would not
exist, or if he did, it would be in someone else’s world.
I’m so glad that he chose to exist in mine. He takes
up a lot of room and burns a lot of energy, but I’m glad of that too, because
I’ve been reminded yet again that “it’s about Lucius”. Fixed Fire is the
story of a family, and volume seven is Reijo’s romance, but no matter where in
the series or who the protagonist, there he is, commandeering the spotlight,
the great Golden Savage, Mr. Undefeated himself.
I have lots for which I am grateful. On a daily basis,
I have a rotating Top Five, but if where you focus becomes your reality, then
right now a rock singer from Sheffield figures high on the list.
Happy Thanksgiving.
With love,
Yes, play it LOUD one last time before the new neighbours move in downstairs. LOL! Honestly, I have had a few "lost years", sadly, where the Leps were not on the radar. That's okay, he's come back in a big way in the last few months. I'm okay with it. This was a GREAT DVD, loved it. Where did you find this picture of our Booty Rueben aka Mr. Ellliott?? Yes, he's right, the best Def Leppard cover band in the world would be, well, Def Leppard!
ReplyDeleteI searched Google for images of "Ded Flatbird" and this one jumped out at me. It seemed appropriate for the theme of the day. :)
DeleteTruly, I have too much to list if I want to get into what I'm thankful for, so I chose this as a "right here, right now" example of gratitude in the moment. I'm REALLY thankful that he and the band dropped back onto our radar. I don't realize how influential my rock stars are to my writing.
Grateful for you both, in leaps and bounds, even more grateful for you than you are for the Leps! That's saying something!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing their new record. xo
Beanie, should that not have been "Leps and bounds"? Bwahahahahaha!
DeleteWe love you, too :)